Friday, 27 February 2015

The Quilt Study Group have advised the Guild of the inspirational line up of speakers that are organised for 2015.
Their March Speaker will be Judy Day

Judy Day is an internationally acclaimed quilt maker who has made many
reproduction and miniature quilts such 'Moxley', 'Autumn Leaves', 'Dancing
Dollies', 'Auntie Green's Coverlet' and 'Shellbourne Wreath'.

Her
quilts have won many prizes and her miniature quilt 'Dancing at Netherfield' is
in the collection of the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky, USA

Come along to hear Judy speak about Miniature Quilts and see her collection
at the Quilt Study Group of NSW talk.
The talk will start at 2pm on Saturday
7th March 2015.
The venue, The Meeting Room at The Glover Cottages, is at 124
Kent Street Sydney and is an easy 10 minute walk from Wynyard and Circular Quay
train stations.

Entry is $5 for Quilters' Guild members and $10 for others.
Afternoon tea is included.

No stranger to awards for her creative textile pieces, Fiona is sure to interest all members with her talk "Fabric = Fun - my inspirations and passions with quilting and textile arts"

Knowing that Fiona has a lust for vibrant colour and texture, be assured that her presentation will be a visual delight, and is sure to encourage us all to think beyond a traditional approach to our own creativity.

The "Guest Shop" being showcased at the February Meeting will be "Kate Quilts" : Contemporary / retro fabrics for modern quilters.

Demonstration Update : The Accuquilt Cutter Demonstration has been postponed.

The 'Demonstration' will cover “How to submit online, a Sydney Quilt Show
Entry”.

The online facility is a new strategy for the Guild and has been introduced to meet member requests.

The Guild would like to encourage as many exhibitors as possible
to switch to online entry.

Deborah Laurie will be explaining all details to attendees.

Deborah will also answer any questions that members have regarding their quilt show entries and any copyright related issues. Should there be a concern regarding the design of your quilt show entry, then please bring along the quilt, photo and/or the inspiration/design source and Deborah will be happy to discuss this with you.

Thanks to Brenda Gael Smith for her preparatory work
on this presentation.

Reminder : As was announced at the November General Meeting :

"Please note, For those who are lucky enough to "win" Lucky Door prizes, be advised that Those who remain at the meeting shall collect their prize; however, those who have left their ticket with a friend will need the friend to collect the prize as no prizes will be posted to recipients from the office in the future."

Friday, 20 February 2015

The Workshop fairies on the Management Committee of The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc., listen very hard to the many suggestions and ideas that members request, in order to create an interesting schedule for the upcoming year's programme of workshops.

It has been such a coup to engage Sue Dennis as the next Tutor.

Textile artists who are teachers, usually have a busy interstate and overseas programme of commitments and "the fairies" need to book internationally recognised Tutors and Art Quilters such as Sue Dennis, well in advance.

It might be several years before Sue can commit to attending our Guild as a Tutor, again.

Thus why not phone the Guild OfficeNOW to ensure that you don't miss out on learning some 'New Tricks' from one of Australia's highly regarded Textile Artists.

Sue has an extremely engaging manner and is a gifted tutor, so come and learn form her, as you explore how to make your own exclusive fabric, having visual texture, pattern and tactile energy.

If you've always wanted an excuse to explore fabric paints with out embellishing your own kitchen table, then come to The Epping Creative Centre and "paddle" to your hearts content! Learn more about the design techniques of printing and rubbing, and colour mixing to create "individual" fabric samples to use in later projects.

Further information about Sue's Workshop can be found on the Guild Website.

Thursday, 19 February 2015

Members had to almost resort to sharing chairs at the recent February Friday Showcase, as the Guest appearance of Deborah Laurie proved to be a very popular choice of Speaker indeed!

Calmly unfolding spectacular quilt after quilt (and all only created in the past 11 years), Deborah had all attendees absolutely entranced by her neat stitching, delightful colour composition, and quilting and family anecdotes.

Deborah was extremely generous in her explanation of techniques and favourite sewing supply information. Not too many attendees have become award winners in such a short Quilting Journey as Deborah and her happy, yet modest conversational style was appreciated by everyone.

Thankyou Deborah.

Several of her quilts are now on display in the Guild Office, and will remain there until the next Friday Showcase on March 6th. At that gathering, Jan Foster, one of the dedicated Friday Showcase Organisers and owner of redshedquilting will share her personal creative adventures.

Monday, 16 February 2015

The First Pop-Up Sewing Day to be organised by The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc. will be held at Quiltsmith 10.00am - 4.00pm 17th March.

Bookings are essential for our first informal gathering at this well known Sydney Quilt Shop.

Not only is there is no charge for the day, morning and afternoon tea are provided!

What is hoped to become a regular calendar event at various quilt shop venues across the city, this initial Pop-Up Sewing Day needs enthusiastic (Guild Members only) supporters, so that further Pop-Ups can be arranged.

Please provide :

Own Mug

Own Lunch

Own Sewing Supplies

NOTE : Hand sewing only at this particular venue.

As Quiltsmith offers Guild Member's Discount for any 'full-price' merchandise sales on the day, please remember to bring your current membership card.

Address :

75 Nelson St

Annandale

Parking in the local Annandale Streets can be difficult, so please car-pool or catch the bus!

Buses from Wynyard Station along George Street, City to Parramatta Rd intersection with Nelson Street are 436, 438 and 440.

Buses from Sydney Town Hall that have a George St, Parramatta Rd and Booth St / Nelson St intersection route are 436, 439, 470 and 480.

She will talk about "the thread of journey that follows the sequence of choices and preferences we make for our work and, with reference to my own practice, reflect on the condition of being a maker and finding a sense of self through the making".

Jan's talk at this year's Country Meeting in Tuncurry will be the highlight of an adventurous weekend for those members who book the bus trip from Sydney.

There are still spaces available!

Departing on the Friday Morning, a rolling tour of quiltshops, refreshment stops and passenger pickups ensures a fun and creative start to the 3 day weekend for those who sign up for the road trip!

All details can be found in the November "Template" however with only a few spaces remaining, it is time to stop prevaricating and book a seat!

Accommodation, Meeting Cost , and Saturday's Lunch are all taken care of, so hop on the bus, sit back and relax, catch up with some hand sewing and laugh all the way to one of NSW's most beautiful coastline destinations.

Please contact Deb Laurie ASAP to become one of the members who will be talking about this trip for months to come!

The online form follows the same sequence as the hard copy form and includes sections for: Quiltmaker Details, Quilt Details, Special Awards and Quiltmaker Declaration. The online entry form must be read in conjunction with the Conditions of Entry (download PDF).

Frequently Asked Questions

Our goal is to streamline the data collection process and to make it as easy as possible for members to participate in the annual exhibition. For your assistance, we have prepared some answers to frequently asked questions about the online entry process. See the Guide to the Online Entry Form for further information.

Wednesday, 4 February 2015

Quilt Around The World is an innovative online quilt magazine for quilters around the world.
They have notified The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc of their 2015 Schedule of Events.

They start the New Year 2015 with an exciting challenge for all interested quilting friends: Under the motto "50pictures" an inspirational photo featuring one of various nature and man-made motifs will be published on the Quilt around the World website every week as an inspiration for individually crafted miniature quilts.

The quilter's task is to interpret one or more of these motifs in the form of a miniature quilt in the course of the year 2015. The main focus is to have fun and be surprised each week - to receive new inspirations for creative patchwork projects.

All submitted miniature quilts will first be published anonymously in the 50pictures online gallery during the year.

In March 2016, an international jury will select three winning quilts. All participants can decide whether they want to receive individual feedback of the jury members for their miniature quilts.

Quilt around the World also plans to present all submitted miniature quilts in an international exhibition. There will also be an exhibition catalog.

The participation fee is 25 Euros. The number of submitted miniature quilts is not limited. No Quilt around the World membership is necessary to participate. The net proceeds from the participation fees will be donated to the international humanitarian organization Doctors without Borders.

All information about 50 pictures Mini Quilt Challenge and registration form is available at the 50 pictures web page

The Competition has already begun with the first 3 weeks of inspirational photos already available for perusal.

Monday, 2 February 2015

Expertise Events , organisers of AQC, The Stitches and Craft Shows and The Craft and Quilt Fairs Australia wide, and have notified The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc. of their future happenings in 2015.
Their calendar of events kicks off with The Stitches and Craft Show at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse from March 5th - 8th.
Access their calendar online to plan your year.
They also produce FibreFest which is coming to Technology Park, Everleigh, Sydney from May 1st-3rd 2015

Of particular note : there is a competition being held in conjunction with this event :

Art U Wear

The Competition:

Textile artists, designers, textile students and anyone with a love of creative textiles are invited to enter a competition to create a wearable art costume (ensemble).

The 2015 Theme: Iconic Australia

The finalists will be judged at the 2015 FibreFest event in May, and the three winners will share a prize in prize money of $5000!

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